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How to Read a Chicken's Mind

Understand How Chickens Learn, Perceive People, Express Emotions, and Pass Down Knowledge
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Best-selling author Melissa Caughey leads readers into the surprisingly complex thoughts, emotions, and behaviours of the world's most common bird. Backyard chicken keepers delight in learning all they can about their beloved flocks. Best-selling author and backyard chicken keeper Melissa Caughey shares her years of experience... Read More
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How to Read a Chicken's Mind

The best-selling author of How to Speak Chicken takes a deep dive into the mind of the chicken, exploring how these popular feathered pets think, feel, and navigate the world.

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Best-selling author Melissa Caughey leads readers into the surprisingly complex thoughts, emotions, and behaviours of the world's most common bird.

Backyard chicken keepers delight in learning all they can about their beloved flocks. Best-selling author and backyard chicken keeper Melissa Caughey shares her years of experience with and research about our feathered friends with this entertaining and informative exploration of what chickens think and feel.

From chick days to the golden stage of "henopause," Caughey offers insights into the range of emotions that chickens can express, their unexpected intelligence, different personality types, and the complexities of flock dynamics.

How to Read a Chicken's Mind provides a unique perspective on these fascinating creatures, making it a must-read for any chicken enthusiast eager to understand the intricate minds of their hens.

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ISBN: 9781635868685

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 February 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Storey Publishing LLC

Illustration: Full-colour; photographs and illustrations throughout

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 204.0mm

Weight: 280g

Pages: 128

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About the Author

Melissa Caughey is the author of the best-selling books How to Speak Chicken and A Kid's Guide to Keeping Chickens, as well as Chicken Wisdom Frame-Ups. She is a backyard chicken keeper, beekeeper, master gardener, and writer who pens the award-winning blog Tilly's Nest. Caughey has been featured in many national publications and can be found speaking on an array of topics at events across the country. She lives on Cape Cod in Massachusetts.

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